Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the authorities concerned on Sunday to confiscate the land and property of the culprits involved in destroying land documents by torching land offices, reports BSS. "I have already asked the intelligence agencies to track down...
Miscreants set afire a double-decker BRTC bus at Farmgate bus stoppage in the capital at around 7:30 pm Sunday. However, no casualties were reported immediately. Two units of fire-fighters rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control at...
SINGAPORE, Mar 22: The health condition of Singapore's founding leader Lee Kuan Yew weakened further on Sunday as he battles severe pneumonia in hospital, the government said. The 91-year-old, one of Asia's towering post-colonial leaders, has been in the Singapore...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Four arson victims succumbed to their burn injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Sunday on the 76th day of the nationwide non-stop blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance. Three of the deceased sustained burn injuries in Saturday night's...
M Azizur Rahman | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Russian Gazprom is eyeing a big role in Bangladesh's hydrocarbon sector under a joint venture (JV) with the latter's state-run oil and gas exploration company on a government-to-government basis. The Gazprom submitted a formal proposal to the state-owned Petrobangla recently...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday warned the government of dire consequences, if it does not return the missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed to his family or produce him before court. In a statement, issued by her...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Overall imports in the country's external trade fell further in February following lower prices of fuel oils on the global market and the ongoing political unrest on the home front. Officials said Sunday the opening of letters of credit (LC)...
Rezaul Karim | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
As Bangladesh suffers a huge trade imbalance with China, one of its major trading partners, the government has taken a fresh move to put a brake on the widening gap between the two countries. The government of Bangladesh has initiated...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
People living mostly in slums of major cities in the country are deprived of the government's fundamental services like healthcare and education, a study has revealed. Absence of policy support and limited state facilities to those poor segments of urban...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday called upon the government to stop excessive lifting of underground water in the capital to avert possible natural disasters caused by subsequent vacuum in land layers. They rather emphasised taking effective steps to utilise...
BAGERHAT, Mar 22 (UNB): A 45-member delegation of foreign firms which are interested to bid for the tender of construction work of the Rampal coal-fired power plant visited the project site Sunday. According to officials, the foreign companies are eager...
An accused in a murder case was killed in a 'gunfight' with members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at a slum of TT Para in the city's Shahjahanpur area early on Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) expressed concern on Sunday over increasing number of missing people including BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed. A statement signed by the executive director of the organisation Sultana Kamal said, "The number of missing people of different...
Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed who has remained missing since March 10, again sought the Prime Minister's intervention in getting back her husband, reports UNB. "My husband has remained traceless for 12 days as law...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 set April 5 to hold further hearing on a contempt notice served against advocate Tajul Islam and five others, reports BSS. The tribunal on January 12 issued the notice upon Jamaat acting ameer Maqbul Ahmed,...
A Dhaka court summoned on Sunday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, her younger son's wife and two granddaughters in a case of loan default by Dandy Dyeing Limited involving over Tk 455 million, reports bdnews24.com. The First Money Loan Court issued...
The Detective Branch (DB) of police said they are yet to identify the killers of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, reports bdnes24.com. "There were a lot of people around the spot where Avijit was killed but none could clearly say how many...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed expressed on Sunday the hope that BNP would join the upcoming city corporation elections shunning the path of violence and terrorism, reports UNB. "People are not supporting the ongoing violence and subversive acts in the name...
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad relieved on Sunday his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj of the post as it does not come within the purview of organisational framework as prescribed in his party constitution, reports UNB. According to a press...
Bangladesh has been selected for the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) as a pioneering country in reducing gender discrimination, said an official in Dhaka on Saturday, reports UNB. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam left Dhaka for...
FE Report | 2015-03-23 00:00:00
Experts emphasised on Sunday equity and efficacy in water resource management to establish water governance for sustainable development. They expressed grave concern over inefficient and excessive use of groundwater in producing agriculture crops. They said the present trend of development...
Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader said Sunday the construction of metro-rail from Uttara to Farmgate will be completed by 2019 and the remaining portion from Farmgate to Bangladesh Bank will end by 2020, reports BSS. Tenders for...
The United Kingdom (UK) has introduced new 'health surcharge' for the nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including Bangladesh, reports UNB. Nationals from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), coming to live in the UK for longer than...
Former Awami League (AL) MP Amzad Hossain from Pabna-5 constituency passed away at a private hospital in Bogra Sunday. He was 86, reports UNB. He left behind one son and two daughters and a host of well-wishers to mourn his...
PM opens warfare display of Armed Forces Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina inaugurated warfare display of Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force at the National Parade Square in the city Sunday. Chief of Army Staff General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, Navy...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, Met Office said. The country's highest...
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